cnet — October 1, 2010 — Nintendo says it will release its 3DS portable gaming device to U.S. and Europe in March, but Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter isn’t convinced. Speaking in an interview with gaming blog Joystiq, Pachter said that based on “how Nintendo does things,” he doesn’t believe it’s “remotely possible they’re launching [...]
Los Angeles Times — September 30, 2010 — Toy maker Fisher-Price, a unit of El Segundo-based Mattel Inc., said Thursday that it was recalling more than 11 million children’s items, including tricycles, high chairs and toy cars, because of safety problems. More than 7 million of the recalled products were tricycles, which are being recalled [...]
Australian Broadcasting Corporation — September 30, 2010 — North Korea has published the first adult photograph of the youngest son and heir apparent to leader Kim Jong-il. Kim Jong-un was this week handed key posts in the regime, paving the way for his ascension to the leadership. A group photo released by North Korean state [...]
Miami Herald — September 30, 2010 — Pakistan closed down a critical supply route for U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan on Thursday after U.S. helicopters crossed into Pakistan during a confused, predawn attack that killed three Pakistani paramilitary troops. Pakistan shuttered one of the two main crossings into Afghanistan hours after a pair of [...]
Miami Herald — October 1, 2010 — Miami Heat forward LeBron James didn’t back away Thursday from comments he made during a CNN interview about race playing a factor in the backlash from his decision to leave Cleveland and sign with the Miami Heat. Speaking after Thursday’s practice, James said too much was being made [...]
The Wall Street Journal — September 30, 2010 — Protests Thursday against an overhaul of public-sector worker benefits turned into what Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa called an attempt at a coup d’état. Members of the national police and some military officials walked off the job and closed down the airport in the capital, Quito. Protests [...]
MediaScrape — October 2, 2010 — Analyst reaction is mixed on HP hiring former SAP AG executive Leo Apotheker as its new CEO. Some analysts are calling the move savvy as it focuses the company on both software and sales – the focus of Leo. However, others point to the fact that Leo’s stewardship of [...]
The Wall Street Journal — September 30, 2010 — Stocks declined, ending the market’s strongest September in 71 years on a down note as investors pulled back ahead of key manufacturing data due Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 23 points, or 0.2%, to 10811 in recent trading on the final day of the [...]
eWeek.com — September 30, 2010 — One day after Google CEO Eric Schmidt touted autonomous search as a serendipity engine where information comes to users instead of tracking them down, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said the future of media will be personalized. Schmidt’s and Sandberg’s points are that computers and the software that [...]
mocoNews.net — September 30, 2010 — Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has started shipping the Nokia N8 after receiving a record number of online pre-orders for its latest smartphone. Despite concerns that the phone would face delays, Nokia has met its end-of-the-third-quarter deadline on the last day possible. Customers who pre-ordered the device will be the first [...]
